The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-03-04
washington.
,rrs~ our regular correspondent,
WAsnrNoros, Feb. nth. 1887.

amount of obituary eloquence was
expended In the Senate In honor OF
the late Senator Logan, and In the
House similar eulogistIc speeches
were made In honor of Mr.. Price, the
late Representative from Wisconsin.
These memorial services consumed o
great deal Of time but thcy are not
business, and II was hoped that tho
useless custom would be- abrogated
before the end OF this session.
The President acknowledges him
self very much worried over the se-
lection Of suitable persons 10 serve on
the ter-State Commerce Comnls-
sion. Ho says nothing has given him
more concerB since he came into Of
flee, he IL so desirons that the MEM
bors Of tile Commission shall be prae-
tlcal men OF affairs, and acceptable TO
the majority Of nil parties concerned.
II Il stated by Congressman who
processes 10 know that Col. Morrison
has been offered his choIce between
the ChaIrmanshlp Of the Commission
and the secretaryship Of tho Treas
ury Department. II Is unierslooj
that the President will not appoint
any rnernber OF either the Senate or
House who has been elected TO the
Fiftleth Congress.
Aslhe session draws steadily TO d
close II Is feared nothIng will DO done
10 change Inauguration day from The
4lh Of March 10 the seth OF April.
Unless the proposed amendment to
the Constitution Is submitted by this
Congress, the change cannot be made
10 1889, and the next inaagurA! pro-
cesslon along the grand Avenue viii
again DO compelled TO face lhe paeu-
monia breeding gales OF March.
There are so mauy Presidential es-
pirants In Congress who are interest
ed oa ihis subject thar IL is 10 10
hoped tho matter will be pushed
through Ia the closing hours III the
session, when - many schemes pass
through with rush. Almost every
body favors the change, and no ar
gument 10 iss behalf Is nosded. 4
few minutes of action Il all that l.
necessary.
Much lnterest Is felt 10 know what
the President viii do with that dis
ability pension bill, or the pauper
pension bill, as II Ia called. Not that
II Is bin for paupers, bat a bin to
make paupers out OF self-supporting
citizens. II was not supposed that
the bill stood any chance Of pass ng
not evan By the demagogues. claim.
agents and dead beats who advocai-
ed II, bat the desperation Of the men
who atlltudInIzo az the soldiers
champions was underrated. Tnay
mans god 10 pass this, one Of tho most
reckless specimens Of legislation ever
presented IN Congress. aud thus
throw Upan a Democratic President
the responsibility OF standing in Its
way.
AS loud howl Of Indignation came
up from the country over the passage
III this universal pension bill as was
the shout Of congratu.aiion over the
defense bill, passed by tho Senate n
few days ago. Just think that after
Republican Administration have ex
pended in the last eighteen years,
eight times tifty millions for naval
purposes there Is nothing 10 show for
Ii to-day. Secretary Whitney has
Just issued an order that some OF
Uncle Sans old hulks be sold. lie
mentions eight condemned vessels,
such rs arr unfit FOR further service
10 the Navy, lying now at San Fran.
cisco, New York, and League Island.
Bot the country has reason to feel
that practical use will be made OF the
money which Congress nnay now VOTE
to be spent on tho Navy. Conse-
qusntIy when the Senate agreed to
the cum OF $2l, 900, 900 for sea-coast
defense and big guns, M echo of ap.
plause came back from every corner
of the nation.
Returning to that remarkable pen.
sion bin, which 1t Is to be hoped the
President will veto, 1t may be well
to mention that under such q law the
pension roll would be more numerous
than the Union Army ever was. The
bin virtually pensions every man who
was in the army, without regard tc
ability or disability, wealth or power
ty, and provides, as well for the 50.
called dependent parents Of soldiers
who died. II provides pension fol
every ex-soldier who died. It pro.
vides a pension for every ex-soldiel
who win say he cannot earn q sup
port. And who Il to define what /
support Is ? Some men require $500
year for a support and others re-
quire s25, 900. AS there is 40 def
mite meaning to the term support,
what Is to prevent any man, howave
extravagant, from claiming that til
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